Transfer Days

Sign helped guide transfer students to the Sooner Room where the information session was being held. (Photo by: Megan Green/Prospective Student Blog Writer)

 Transfer Students walking together after attending the informational session with their free gifts. (Photo by: Megan Green/Prospective Student Blog Writer)

Transfer Days is an annual event, put on by the University of Oklahoma Prospective Student Services, in which students and their families come to learn more about the campus and take advantage of the early enrollment opportunity.

            Admitted prospective transfer students, who plan to attend OU in the summer or fall of 2011, have the opportunity to be advised and then enroll in classes at Transfer Days.  According to the OU 2010 Factbook, Transfer students account for 35 percent of new students, and the event features activities that provide those students with a head start at the university.  

Michael Hoggatt, Associate Director for Prospective Student Services, said once a student has set up an appointment, “They have the opportunity to learn about University Housing, student life, financial aid, and other campus resources.”

                        The event allows students to ask current OU students and staff about the transfer process and information about the University. “The OU Transfer Student Advisory Board also provides campus tours during the day as well,” Hoggatt said.

Students can login at Sooner Connection, which is featured on the OU Prospective Student webpage, to indicate their interest in attending Transfer Days. “Once they are admitted, they are sent instructions on how to set up an appointment,” Hoggatt said.

            “Overall I enjoyed myself at Transfer Days,” Amy Currie, sophomore transfer student from Tarrant County College in Colleyville, said, “the hard part was actually trying to get an appoint.” She said she found the appointment process to be difficult but worth the trouble.

            “This experience made me feel more confident about attending OU,” Currie said, “and now I don’t feel like the new kid on campus.”